I have selected a database using Get Data Source.  I have selected "via DDE".
The database opens but I receive a message "The task is taking longer than
expected.  Do you want to continue waiting?".  I select Yes and I continue to
receive the message.

I am trying to print a change of address card on 5X3.5" notecard. I have set
it to landscape but keep getting message that text is outside margins.
Am I putting the cards in the printer in the wrong place.  I am using a HP
psc950 printer my computer is hp pavilion760n operating ...

whenever I open a data source (a dbase file .dbf), word cannot read it.  It
should be able to.  Any ideas?

Access2K word 2K and 2K3
I developed an MSAccess program that creates txt files, sends them to
C:\Myfolder, then opens mailmerge documents
The mailmerge documents are also in C:\MyFolder and use the txt files as

i need to format a field for phone number
i tried various things but none worked
i have
{ MERGEFIELD "CLIENT NUMBER" "repeater=1" "xPath=xml\path\..." \#

How do I create a delay after dialing 9 to get an outside line on a typical
company phone system?

I have a mailmerge document that is pulling data from a spreadsheet, with a
certain number of lines that have the same reference number - I am creating a
statement to send out to clients, so each client may have only one line in
the spreadsheet or multiple.

I'm using Word 2002 as part of Works suite 2003. How can I get word to allow
me to use a Works database as a data source for mail merging? Each attempt
only further frustrates me when Word says it can't use a works databse for a
data source.

I am trying to merge about 278 addresses I have done it all correctly however
I can only see the first page of the document I have no idea where the
remainder has gone it appears that word seems to be merging them all???

Can someone please point me in the direction of help understanding the Null
fields, e.g. "" " so that I can work out If..Else..statements, etc - this
does not appear to be covered in Help for Word 2003
TIA

I'd like to be able to copy name and address information into letters that I
prepare in Word 2000, one at a time.  Is there an easy way for me to do this?

I have a mail merge doc with over 100 sections. Each section has four pages.
I'd like to print only the first page of each section.
Is this possible without having to do p1s1, p1s2, p1s3, etc.?
Thanks!

I find that the 2003 version of doesn't read any access query that has 'like'
in the criteria.  Has anyone found a way around this?

I am sending out a letter that contains information to users.  Problem
I am having is that some users have 3 or more records from access that
need to be displayed in one letter, while other users have only 1
record to display.  Right now I am getting 30 letters with some of the

I would like to print the entire data source as a list. I cannot figure out
how to do this. Any suggestions?